An amendment to Order 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules, allowing appeal hearings to be conducted on the basis of written submissions, was approved by the Supreme Court and entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated January 23, 2026.

With the amendment to the Regulation, parties in Civil and Family appeals before the Court of Appeal are also granted the authority, prior to the hearing of an appeal, to reach an agreement on amending the decision or order of the Lower Court. If the appellant and the appellee submit their agreement to the court in writing, and if the requested amendment to the Lower Court’s decision or order is legally permissible and deemed appropriate by the court, the court may decide to amend the decision or order under conditions it considers suitable.